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Meteorology federal salary series 1340

Full-time federal employees in the Meteorology series earned a median of $120,983 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 10% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $102,453 and $139,422.

Median pay
$120,983
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$102,453–$139,422
25th–75th percentile
Employees
2,545
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
-0.7%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Meteorology
All federal (full-time)

What shapes meteorology pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-13 (939 employees, median $128,170). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Commerce (2,206 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in Maryland ($150,203) and lowest in Kentucky ($106,437), a gap that partly reflects locality pay differences. Federal pay depends mostly on grade and step, plus a locality adjustment for where the job is located; see the GS pay scale explainer.

Meteorology pay by grade

Grades with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay. GS grades are listed first; other pay plans follow.

Meteorology pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-7 72 $50,460 $50,460–$56,094
GS-9 91 $61,878 $61,722–$65,735
GS-11 82 $77,168 $74,678–$83,558
GS-12 735 $102,716 $95,475–$113,378
GS-13 939 $128,170 $119,586–$138,370
GS-14 297 $158,306 $145,667–$166,128
GS-15 104 $189,077 $177,536–$197,200
ZP-4 41 $171,848 $145,961–$182,316

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Meteorology pay by agency

Meteorology pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Commerce 2,206 $120,629 $101,443–$138,370

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Meteorology pay by state

The 10 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Meteorology pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Maryland 154 $150,203 $133,142–$172,700
Florida 146 $124,692 $104,535–$147,350
Texas 144 $119,184 $100,390–$134,997
Missouri 105 $121,613 $110,603–$138,931
Oklahoma 101 $134,822 $113,533–$155,128
California 95 $118,264 $103,438–$145,118
Alaska 89 $120,348 $84,439–$142,216
New York 69 $124,177 $112,320–$146,337
Colorado 58 $130,820 $101,154–$156,198
Virginia 56 $129,904 $109,243–$151,218

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

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Change since September 2025

The median moved −0.7% from $121,872 in September 2025 to $120,983 in September 2026. Headcount went from 2,552 to 2,545 (−0.3%). A change in the median reflects both pay adjustments and who joined or left the workforce, so it is not the same as a pay raise.

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